Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen.
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More Maimonides Quotes
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A truth does not become greater by repetition.
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There are eight rungs in charity. The highest is when you help a man to help himself.
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Let nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means.
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Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it.
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Astrology is a disease, not a science. It is a tree under the shadow of which all sorts of superstitions thrive. Only fools and charlatans lend value to it.
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Man’s shortcomings and sins are all due to the substance of the body and not to its form; while all his merits are exclusively due to his form.
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Your purpose, should always be to know, the whole that was intended to be known.
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It is hard for a woman with whom an uncircumcised man has had sexual intercourse to separate from him. In my opinion this is the strongest of the reasons for circumcision.
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Actions are divided as regards their object into four classes; they are either purposeless, unimportant, or vain, or good.
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Every man whose character traits all lie in the mean is called a wise man.
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A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king.
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Man’s obsession to add to his wealth and honor is the chief source of his misery.
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The key to the understanding and to the full comprehension of all that the Prophets have said is found in the knowledge of the figures, their general ideas, and the meaning of each word they contain.
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Even the existence of this corporeal element, low as it in reality is, because it is the source of death and all evils, is likewise good for the permanence of the Universe and the continuation of the order of things, so that one thing departs and the other succeeds.
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For that which is without a beginning, a final cause need not be sought.
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It is man’s duty to love and to fear God, even without hope of reward or fear of punishment.
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The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.
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Everyone entrusted with a mission is an angel.
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In finances, be strict with yourself, generous with others.
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Medical practice is not knitting and weaving and the labor of the hands, but it must be inspired with soul and be filled with understanding and equipped with the gift of keen observation.
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Contrast the experience with something worse and you cannot help feeling happy and grateful because. The change from trouble to comfort gives us more pleasure than uninterrupted comfort does.
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The whole object of the Prophets and the Sages was to declare that a limit is set to human reason where it must halt.
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It is well known among physicians that the best of the nourishing foods is the one that the Moslem religion forbids, i.e., Wine. It contains much good and light nourishment. It is rapidly digested and helps to digest other foods.
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If men possessed wisdom, which stands in the same relation to the form of man as the sight to the eye, they would not cause any injury to themselves or to others, for the knowledge of the truth removes hatred and quarrels, and prevents mutual injuries.
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Hear the truth from whomever says it.
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What is lofty can be said in any language. What is mean should be said in none.
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